Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports First Quarter Results.MILPITAS, Calif. -- Sigma Designs(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:SIGM), a leader in digital media processors for consumer appliances, announced results for its first fiscal quarter ended April 29, 2006. Net revenues for the first quarter were $14.8 million, up 41% from $10.5 million for the previous quarter and up 132% from $6.4 million reported for the same period last year. Sigma reported a net loss of $562,000 or ($0.03) per basic and diluted share in the first quarter. This compares to a net profit of $490,000, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the previous quarter, and net loss of $717,000 or ($0.03) per basic and diluted share during the same period one year ago. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to increased chipset sales to manufacturers of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. set-top boxes and the decrease in net profit was primarily attributable to increased operating expense Operating Expense The essential things that a company must purchase in order to maintain business. Notes: For example, the payment of employees wages are an operating expense. Also known as OPEX. due to the adoption of expensing of stock option ($739,000), assumption of Blue7 operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. ($818,000) and amortization expenses of intangible assets Intangible Asset An asset that is not physical in nature. Notes: Examples are things like copyrights, patents, intellectual property, and goodwill. These are the opposite of tangible assets. ($313,000). "We are pleased to report back to back increases in revenue of 24% and 41% for the last two quarters respectively, reflecting our successful penetration into IPTV and other target markets. Furthermore, as a result of extraordinary efforts we've made over the past two years, we are now hitting our stride by engaging with top-tier customers, and delivering industry-leading media processors that enable the highest quality entertainment products. IPTV is now a leading portion of our business and we are currently engaged in some form of design or deployment activity with 14 of the top 25 analyst forecasted providers of IPTV services. Our other market segments are also showing signs of strength, and combined with IPTV have put us on a high-growth trajectory for this year. Looking forward, we maintain our expectation of meaningful top-line growth for the remainder of our fiscal year," stated Thinh Tran, chairman and chief executive officer, Sigma Designs. Recent business developments include: --Jointly announced with Freebox, that the new Freebox HD is the first set-top box in Europe to take advantage of Sigma's industry leading SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. 8635 media processor. Freebox's new high-definition set-top box is now being deployed by Free, the rapidly growing broadband ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. operator in France and sister company to Freebox within the Iliad group. --Announced that Sigma's advanced SMP8634 chipset will power the MPEG-4 AVC See H.264. set-top boxes utilized by U.S. Digital Television, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (USDTV USDTV US Digital Television, Inc. ) for its low-cost cable alternative. Currently, USDTV is transitioning its network to an advanced video compression Encoding digital video to take up less storage space and transmission bandwidth. See video codec and data compression. video compression - Compression of sequences of images. technology, and its next-generation set-top box will have many industry-leading features such as integrated MPEG-4 AVC technology, high-definition video This article is about high-definition video technology. For television systems, see High-definition television. For the tape format, see HDV. For compression and prerecorded media, see High-definition pre-recorded media and compression. , and enhanced set-top box processing power through the use of Sigma's powerful SMP8634. --Announced that DG2L's Neuron neuron, specialized cell in animals that, as a unit of the nervous system, carries information by receiving and transmitting electrical impulses. neuron or nerve cell Any of the cells of the nervous system. 2000 hybrid set-top box A set-top box that supports digital video broadcasting (DVB) and IP-based video. Such devices allow users to view digital cable programming as well as videos from the Internet or local IP network. is based on Sigma's EM8622 media processor. The Neuron 2000 is one of the first high-definition (1080i) hybrid set-top-boxes that support both Digital Video Broadcasting and ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. broadcast services, as well as Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) standards with H.264/AVC (aka MPEG-4) compression support. --Announced that Samsung's new personal video recorder See DVR. is based on Sigma's EM8620L media processor. The Samsung MR-30PA1 Anyview multi-codec multimedia personal video recorder (PVR See DVR. ) enables consumers to record video/television when using Anyview, and a supported Samsung TV. The conference call relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc first quarter results will take place following this announcement at 5:00 PM EDT EDT abbr. Eastern Daylight Time EDT Eastern Daylight Time EDT n abbr (US) (= Eastern Daylight Time) → hora de verano de Nueva York EDT today, May 31. The dial-in number is 866-356-4279 (international callers dial 617-597-5394) and the passcode is 51878331. Investors will have the opportunity to listen live to the conference call via the Internet through www.sigmadesigns.com/investors/overview or over CCBN's Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through CCBN's individual investor center at www.fulldisclosure.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in CCBN's Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. can access the call via CCBN's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com). To listen to the live call, please go to the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download, and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call by dialing into 1-888-286-8010 (international callers dial 617-801-6888) and use passcode 31137524. The audio replay will be available for one week after the call. For further information, please see the link on our website at www.sigmadesigns.com/. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements regarding our expected operating performance and business prospects as we move into next year. Actual results may vary materially due to a number of factors including, but not limited to, general economic conditions, including continuance of the current economic conditions specific to the semiconductor industry, the rate of growth of the set-top box market in general, our ability to deploy and achieve market acceptance for Sigma products in these markets, the ability of our REALmagic MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). silicon to compete with other technologies or products in these emerging markets, the risk that such products will not gain widespread acceptance, or will be rendered obsolete, by product offerings of competitors or by alternative technologies, the risk that anticipated design wins will not materialize and that actual design wins will not translate into launched product offerings, and other risks including delays in the manufacturer's deployment of set-top boxes. Other risk factors are detailed from time to time in our SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended January 28, 2006. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Sigma undertakes no obligation to publicly release or otherwise disclose the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. About Sigma Designs, Inc. Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) specializes in silicon-based media processors for IPTV set-top boxes, digital media receivers, high definition DVD players, HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates , and portable media players. The company's award-winning REALmagic(R) Video Streaming See streaming video and video stream. Technology is used in a variety of consumer applications providing highly integrated solutions for high-quality decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. of H.264, WMV (Windows Media Video) A family of digital video compression technologies from Microsoft based on MPEG-4. Version 9 of the WMV codec was released to the SMPTE organization and became the SMPTE 421M standard, otherwise known as VC-1 (see VC-1). 9, MPEG-4, MPEG-2 and MPEG-1. Headquartered in Milpitas, Calif., the company also has sales offices in China, Europe, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , Japan, Korea and Taiwan. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.sigmadesigns.com/.REALmagic and Sigma Designs are registered trademarks of Sigma Designs. All other products and companies referred to herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Following are comparative, unaudited highlights of the first quarter
results of fiscal 2007 and 2006:
(In thousands, except per share data)
Quarter ended Quarter ended
April 29, 2006 April 30, 2005
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Net revenues $ 14,799 $ 6,375
Net loss $ (562) $ (717)
Basic net loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.03)
Basic weighted average shares 22,423 21,188
Diluted net loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.03)
Diluted weighted average shares 22,423 21,188
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
April 29, January 28,
2006 2006(1)
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Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 12,670 $ 16,827
Short-term investments 11,381 9,525
Accounts receivable - net 9,370 4,951
Notes receivable - related party - 900
Inventories 8,013 3,830
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 780 1,001
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Total current assets 42,214 37,034
Equipment and leasehold improvements, net 1,862 1,474
Long-term investments 282 1,282
Goodwill 4,493 -
Intangible Assets, net 6,476 -
Other non-current assets 204 169
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Total $ 55,531 $ 39,959
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 8,816 3,467
Accrued liabilities and other 2,791 2,031
Current portion of bank term loan 216 211
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Total current liabilities 11,823 5,709
Bank term loan 179 233
Other long-term liabilities 78 102
Shareholders' equity:
Common stock 101,796 91,131
Additional paid-in cpaital 739 -
Deferred stock compensation (1,371) -
Accumulated other comprehensive income 89 23
Accumulated deficit (57,802) (57,239)
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Total shareholders' equity 43,451 33,915
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Total $ 55,531 $ 39,959
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(1) Derived from audited balance sheet included in the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 28, 2006.
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC,
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
Quarter ended
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April 29, 2006 April 30, 2005
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Net revenues $ 14,799 $ 6,375
Costs and expenses:
Costs of revenues 7,130 2,262
Research and development 5,153 3,565
Sales and marketing 1,460 1,212
General and administrative 1,826 1,235
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Total costs and expenses 15,569 8,274
Loss from operations (770) (1,899)
Gain on sales of long-term investment - 1,083
Interest and other income, net 210 102
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Loss before income taxes (560) (714)
Provision for income taxes 2 3
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Net loss $ (562) $ (717)
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Basic net loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.03)
Shares used in computing per share amount 22,423 21,188
Diluted net loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.03)
Shares used in computing per share amount 22,423 21,188
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